Member's Name: Koragappa, Shri Narayana
Constituency: Karnataka

K. Narayan
Born Name: Koragappa Narayana
Date of Birthday: 12 June 1952
Place of Birth: Mangaluru, Karnataka, India
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party
Educational Qualification: Graduate Educated at Mysore Open University
Profession: Industrialist (Printing and Publication), Journalist, politician

Marital Status: Married on 24 April 1981
Spouse's Name: Shrimati Sudha Narayana
Children: Four daughters
Parents: Shri Koragappa, Shrimati Lakshmi
Permanent Address: No. 67, 24th 'A' Cross, Karisandra, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bengaluru-560070 Tel.- 9036903496

Dr. Koragappa Narayan is an Indian businessman, journalist and politician who is the current Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from 24 November 2020. He is the founder of a monthly Sanskrit magazine Sambashana Sandesha. Narayan is also an editor of Tuluvere Kedige a Tulu magazine.

He is the owner of Span Print and a former Co-convenor of Nekara Prakoshta (weavers' cell) of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka and an Executive Director of Hindu Seva Prathishtana. Narayan is also nominated as the BJP's candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-polls from Karnataka.

Early life
Narayan was born in Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. He completed his schooling and college education at Mangalore and moved to Bengaluru in 1971. He belongs to the Devanga community.

Journalistic career
He has worked as an editor for a Tulu magazine called Tuluvere Kedige.

In 1994, he started a monthly Sanskrit magazine called Sambashana Sandesha. He founded a company called Span Print. He has been active in promoting Sanskrit language through his publications.

Political career
Narayana has been a part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been the co-convenor of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka-unit's weavers cell and an Executive Director of Hindu Seva Prathishtana.

In 2020, he was nominated as the candidate of the BJP for the Rajya Sabha by-poll, to fill the vacant seat due to the death of Ashok Gasti.